history is written by the victors..?

Question

does that not make history irevalant? :-}

Answer 1

Not unless you also read into the histories of the 'vanquished'. Victors write the history in their own nations, the defeated write their own history. Its a toss up between what to believe and what to take with a pinch of salt

Answer 2

history was originally " His Story" and still is , yes the victor always writes the history of any war or ?? so when you read the history try to find the opposing views from the losers and you will find a fairly accurate version of what really happened by comparing the difference , The history of ww11 is one of the most misalighened story's in modern history and I doubt the full truth will ever be known, as it has so many political implications in it
and since the press etc is owned by the ones who have the most to gain from its present version , it won't be changed at least not any time soon, so in essence it is definitely irrelevant

Answer 3

No, because more than one of the victors will write about it. Several people can watch the same event and each will tell you what they have seen, yet each version will be different. Also, as years go by, the vanquished also begin to write their versions of the events and again you will hear different versions of the same event. Of course the victors always operate with some poetic licence,none-the less, there is usually one official version,as true to what happened as is possible, which is usually not for publication. It goes to the archives.

Answer 4

Not completely, since we are now just finally starting to have alternative historical studies done from the point of women, minorities, etc. Our understanding of history is constantly being refined and becoming more enriched. But you are right to a large extent because often evidence of different perspectives is sketchy at best and some of the work being done is to some extent guess work.

Of course, history is like anything. If you study it superficially, then essentially it is irrelevant because you only know enough to get yourself in trouble.

Answer 5

particularly confident although the NAZI propaganda has made it into the background books the severe high quality w WW2 fighter ace exterior Germany was a Norwegian with ninety one and assorted of the allies are between 40 and 60 yet in line with the Germans those pilots shot down greater airplane than the RAF had Erich Hartmann 352 Gerhard Barkhorn301 Gunther Rall 275 Otto Kittel 267 Walter Nowotny 258 it rather is 1483 airplane shot down yet in the england of the conflict of england the RAF terrific had seven-hundred fighters believes and gained somebody believes that the Germans who lost the conflict replace into 6 events greater advantageous than yet another pilot from each and every of the Empire worldwide places or the yank electorate in the two the Pacific and Europe are as stupid by way of fact the Writers

Answer 6

Yes very...

History tells us that RIchard the third was hunchbacked and murdered his nephews in the tower...

That was propaganda by Henry... by all account richard the third was no better than any other king, but through this re-writing of history he's been reduced to a mad man.

Read wyrd sisters by Terry Pratchett, that goes into in a fun way a story about history being re-writted to make witches appear evil (its also a great parody of 'the scottish play')

Answer 7

no it doesn't. Although history is written perhaps biasedly, there are those sources written by those on neutral ground. Also, the victors do tend to write some facts, whether it is the number who died or who they faught. There is always some truth to base lies on.....and it may not even be lies but what they believe the truth to be...

Answer 8

No, it just makes history biased.

Answer 9

He who laughs last, laughs loudest and gets to write the story and make the movie.

Answer 10

I don't know